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WofM of Song. 



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ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

R. W. LACE, PRINTER, 149 EAST AVENUE, 

1896. 






FROM THE 



WofM of- Song 



'y 

STEPHEN H. BARNSDALE. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

R. W. LACE, PRINTER, 149 EAST AVENUE, 

1896. 



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copyright, 1896, 
By Stephen H. P.aknsdali 



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CONTENTS. 



NO. 

After, 23 

A Newer Life, 4 

Beautiful Angels, , . . . . .11 
Cast Thy Bread upon the Waters, . . 14 

Deeply Now the Shadows Gather, . .22 

Evening Shadows, 20 

Faith and Works, i 

Falling Leaves, . . . . . 21 

Forgiveness, ...... 7 

Guide Me, O Thou Great Eternal, . . 2 

Happy Memories, 17 

Heavenly Comfort, 16 

My Times are in Thy Hands, ... 3 
Notice More the Beauty, . . . . 15 

O We Praise Thee, Power Divine! . . 10 

Silvery Music 19 

The Joys of the Spirit, .... 9 

There is Joy among the Angels, . . 6 

There's a Glad Time Ever Coming, . .18 
Weary Traveler o'er Life's Desert, . . 8 

Welcome! welcome! to Our Shores, . .12 
What Shall Grow within Our Gardens? 13 

Why Slumber On ? 5 

Wondrous Home-Land of the Soul, . 24 



^ititlx mxtl mXoxhs, 



Tune — Autumn. 



1 Trust ill God the great Life-Giver, 

Trust him when thy way is dark; 
Listen to his kind voice ever, 

It will lead you to the mark 
Of 3^our soul's owm true perceiving — ■ 

Helpful! joyfull grand! divine! 
Be not faithless but believing, 

Thou shalt with the angels shine. 

2 Do thy work and falter never, 

Though life's billows round thee roll; 
Do thy work, O! do it ever; 

Thine shalt be a blissful goal: 
Do thy work whate'er condition, 

Oft to thwart thee ma}^ arise; 
Do thy 1)est— fulfill thy missi ni, 

lire thou'rt summoned to the skijs. 



gtjcvnal ! 



Tune — Precious Promise. 



1 Guide me, O thou Great Eternal ! 

While this shadowed world I rove; 
Hold me by thy love supernal, 
Till I rest in heaven above. 

CHORUvS: 

Ever guide me, and uphold me, 

B37 thy tender, mighty love, 
Till I end this life's brief journey. 

And with joy reach home above. 

2 Naught of trial, naught of sorrow, 

Have I here but what is best; 

Joy they bring upon the morrow — 

Make me seek my truest rest. 

3 I have strength and peace and gladness. 

While I do thy holy will; 
Fear I neither pain nor sadness. 
Knowing thou wilt aid me still. 

4 Thy strong arms of love enfold me, 

Thy pure wisdom is my guide; 
I shall all temptation conquer, 
I shall all earth's storms outride. 






Tune — Ojie Sweetly Solemn TiioiKjhl. 



1 My times are in thy hands, 

M}^ God! I leave them there; 
I trust with confidence thy plans, 
And live witliout a care. 

chorus; I am thy child, 
I am thy child, 
I am thy child, O God'! and share. 
Thy mighty, loving care, 

2 I know not where thou lead^st, 

But to a higher goal; 
I know not what awaits me here. 
Save greater growth of soul. 

3 I love thy ways, O God! 

Thy law is ni}^ delight; 
Ol guide and keep thovi all my stej 
That all I do be right. 

4 My work now soon will cease, 

Here bounded by the tomb; 
My spirit soon will find I'elea.se, 
And fly unto its licme. 



)S, 



Ji iXjcxvi^v gltje. 



Tune — Beulali Land. 



1 There is for me a newer life, 
Though not exempt from toil or strife; 
But as the good deeds multiply, 

The sadness and the gloom will fly. 

CHORUS : 

O newer Life! O grander Life! 
O glad, and free, and holy Life! 
Most surely you thrice welcome are, 
And from no heart true joy will bar, 
But ever from God's throne above, 
Will bring to us sweet peace and love. 

2 There is for me a newer life; 

The one I've lived with trouble rife, 
May all be past, and I stand free, 
To win new joys eternally. 

3 Dead Past! vStand back, and let me go. 
To life I love so free from woe — 
Exalted, kind, aspiring, meek; 

This is the newer life I seek. 

4 Let every sinful sail be furled, 

The darts of hell be backward hurled; 
And like a rock by ocean beat, 
LTnmoved by all the storms I meet. 

5 Let good deeds crown my every day. 
And sweetest love perfume my way; 
Then when n.iy stay on earth shall end. 
To lieaven above mv wiiv Lll wend. 



Wihvi Shtmbcv 0)n? 



TimE— The Solid Rock. 



1 O child of earth! why longer wait, 
Before you seize the good and great ? 
Why slumber on while time flies swift ? 
Why passive lie and weakly drift ? 

CHORUS : 

Wliy slumber on while time flies swift ? 
Why passive lie and weakly drift ? 
Why passive lie and weakly drift ? 

2 Dear friend! arouse and stem the tide, 
Of wrong desires and ought beside, 
That keeps thee from thy onward course, 
And brings thee dark and keen remorse. 

3 Your earthly journey soon will cease, 
Your spirit soon will find release, 

PVom earthly means which God hath given. 
To fit yourself for higher heaven. 

4 Most surely thou canst learn to blend. 
All earthly good which God doth send, 
Into one grand harmonious whole, 
That hinders not but aids the soul. 

5 You can be strong, you can be right, 
Your life may be both pure and bright, 
So start at once — no more delay, 

And .step by step climb heaven's wa}'. 






Tune — W7ie)i the Mists have Rolled xiway. 



1 There is joy among the angels 

When a wanderer tnrns to God, 
And the heavenly arches echo 

With the notes of song abroad : 
God is love, his mercy brightens 

Every sphere in which we move. 
And his wisdom gladness wakens 

In onr hearts where'er we rove. 
chorus: 

There is joy, yes wondrous joy; 

There is joy, yes wondrous joy; 
There is joy among the angels 

When a wanderer turns to God„ 
And the heavenly arches echo 

With the notes of song abroad. 

2 Joy is great among the angels 

When we cherish sin no more, 
And we onward, ever onward, 

Press toward the golden shore. 
What though feet are ofttimes bleeding 

While we tread some thorny way, 
Friends are dearer, heaven is nearer, 

We are nearer perfect day. 

3 Press then traveler ever onward. 

Faint not though ofttimes you fail; 
Brighter days are dawning for thee, 

Joys untold thou'lt gladly hail: 
Out from 'neatli God's throne of glory. 

Brightness, joy and peace untold. 
Will before thy raptured vision 

Ever through the years unfold. 



^ovQxvcntss. 



Tune — Wonderftd Words of Life. 



1 Sing them over again, again, 

Beautiful words of life; 
Pardon ye, if you'd pardoned be. 
Peace let there be, not strife. 

chorus: 

Words of truth and beauty, 

Stirring us to duty; 
Kindliest words, 
Peace-giving words, 

Beautiful words of life: 
Kindliest words, 
Peace-giving words, 

Beautiful words of life. 

2 Kindly think of thy brother man — 

Frail, and so apt to err! 
Ivet not hate live within thy breast, 
I/Ove should dwell ever there. 

3 Words are many times hastil}^, 

Spoken with little thought; 
Judge ye ever most graciously, 
Man, who with error 's fraught. 



8 «XjcavB ^v'iXmXtv o'ck %xfx's 



TuNK — Preeiovs Promise. 



1 Weary traveler o'er life's desert^ 

As the burning sands yon tread. 
Walk tliou boldly, bravely onv^-ard, 
Beanteons skies are overhead. 

chorus: 

God will gnide thee, ever guide tliee, 

Yes he'^11 guide thee safely o'er. 
Till you reach green fields of beauty, 

Desert wilds to roam no more. 

2 Needed strength for thee will daily 

And most lovingly be given, 
If you only walk but firmly, 
Guided b}^ the will of heaven. 

3 Look not thou witli eager longing 

To the pleasant scenes behind. 
For still fairer ones before thee 
Shalt thou quickly, gladly find. 

4 Life to us is what we make it. 

And with joy it yet may glow. 
And be clothed with wondrous beaut}' 
As we in all goo<l shall grow. 



^he Sous of the ^pivit. 9 



TvKK—HoiD Tedious and T(i,siekss the Hours. 



I walk tlirongli the valley of time 

Encompassed with shadow and strife; 
My spirit doth catch the sublime 

And wonderful purpose of life. 
How little we know of its worth 

While seeking all pleasure in sense; 
How blind are our souls to the truth 

That sweetest joy cometh not thence. 

Life's grander by far than it seems 

To frivolous children of earth; 
Joys are there that many a one deems 

Of little endurance or worth, 
Biit which will most surely endure 

When gone are the seasons and life; 
Will ever be fadeless and pure 

When valleys are past with their strife. 

i, The joys of the spirit ne'er fade 

And hasten away Hke a dream; 
They grow both in sunshine and shade 

And live beyond death's silent stream. 
O joys so refreshing and pure! 

Flow into each famishing soul; 
May sweetest love ever endure 

While the years of eternity roll. 






TuNP>- i^oZy /SpYr^Y, Faithful Guide. 



1 Raj^s of light and holy love, 
Speeding like a white- winged dove, 
Come from spheres angelic, fair, 
Far beyond this world of care! 

O we praise thee, Power Divine! 
Everlasting glory thine: 
Praise we Father, Mother God; 
Heaven and earth adore our Lord. 

2 Let thy beams of quickening love, 
Ever reach us from above; 

Let thy sweetest influence cheer. 
Every soul now gathered here: 
Brightest children of the light! 
Help to take away our night: 
Cast o'er us your magic spell, 
Till our hearts with rapture swell. 

3 Help us bear the cares of earth, 
Till we pass our second birth— 
Clad in robes celestial, white — 
Children of eternal light! 

O we praise thee. Power Divine! 
Everlasting glory thine: 
Praise we Father, Mother God; 
Heaven and earth adore our Lord. 



11 gjcixtttlfitl Jinrjcls. 



TuNK — Blessed Assiirance. 



1 Angels of light and power from on high, 
Help tlie time coming to quickly draw nigh, 
When on earth war forever shall cease, 
Nations and all men living in peace. 

chorus: 

Beautiful angels! clothed in pure white! 
Winging 3^our ways from realms of delight! 
Bear to us wisdom, knowledge and love, 
Down from your wondrous storehouse above, 

2 Wing now your ways to hearts of all men, 
Who are in need of assistance and then 
Rouse them to nobler wishes and deeds, 
So they'll meet gladly all people's needs. 

3 Help all to labor for the most good, 
Standing for right as heroes have stood; 
Then when at last w^e draw near the tonilj. 
Welcome us home, O! welcome us home. 



12 ^Xclcamcl ^mdcomcl to 



Tune — Jesus, Lover of My Soul. 



1 Welcome! welcome! to our shores, 

Messengers of light and love! 
We would praise while on us pours, 

Blessings great from powers above. 
Down on us, O Light Divine! 

Color all the eastern sky, 
With bright rosy tints as fine 

As the spirit realms on high, 

2 Flow on ever grand and strong, 

Ivove of God! pure, sweet and kind; 
Like a river bearingwrong. 

Far away from all mankind. 
Heal the secret woes of life. 

With thy holy, magic power; 
Banish grief and hate and strife; 

Cheer us through each coming hour. 

3 Clear the mists and fogs of earth, 

Heavenly rays of love and light! 
Banish sin and gloom and dearth. 

With your radiance pure and bright. 
Flowers such as angels know 

In the higher realms divine. 
Help in all our hearts to grow, 

Shedding fragrance sweet, benign. 



^(lilhixt J»hixU Ojvjoxu xuithiu 13 
®xiv (Savxlicus? 



'I'uNE — We Shall Sleep, but not Forever. 



I What shall grow within our gardens? 

Thistles sharp, or beauteous flowers? 
What shall cherished be and cultured, 

Through our life's brief working hours? 
Gardens are our hearts, and orchards; 

They are soil that we must till; 
In them grow we something daily, 

And we grow whate'er we will. 



We may sow good thoughts and wishes, 
We may sow good words and deeds. 

And a harvest of rejoicing, 

Thus will spring from tiu}^ seeds. 

Grow we flowers and fruits at pleasure. 

Or else thorns and briars and weeds; 
All depending wliat we nurture, 

In our hearts as fruitful seeds, 
Thoughts will grow to words and actions, 

Which will bless, or else will blast: 
WHiat shall grow within our gardens? 

What shall gathered be at lai.t? 



14 ®ast glxiT gvcad xipon tlue 

TuNK—»-haU We Meet? 

1 Cast thy bread upon the waters 

As they daily flow along, 
Tlius to feed with heavenly manna, 

Souls who faint 'neath hate and wrong. 

chorus: 

Cast thy bread, cast thy bread, 

Cast thy bread upon the waters; 
Cast thy bread upon the waters, 

As they daily flow along. 

2 Cast thy bread upon the w^aters. 

Seek to sow where'er ye may; 
Strive to pierce the densest darkness. 
With at least one sunny ray. 

3 Do as did the blessed Master, 

Who the shores of earth once trod, 
Quenching sin and dark disaster — 
Lifting souls up nearer God. 

4 Time is passing by most quickly — 

Sow thy seed with kindly hand; 
Sow thou gladly, sow thou thickly. 
Then you'll reap a harvest grand. 

5 vSow in morning, sow in noontime; 

Sow when near the silent tomb: 
Sow until ye hear the bells chime, 
Welcome! welcome! welcome home! 



i:otijcJC grXovc tlxjc gicixxiti). 15 



Tune — Scatter Seeds of Kindness. 



1 Let us notice more the beauty 

In the lives of all mankind, 
Than we do the scars of error 

Sometimes we so sadl}^ find: 
Make no person's pathway dreary 

By a cruel word or deed ; 
Notice not so much sad failures 

As grand efforts to succeed. 

chorus: 

Then notice more the beauty, 

Then notice more the beauty. 

Then notice more the beauty, 

In the lives of all mankind. 

2 Soon fond loved ones will have left us — 

Passed beyond the pain and strife; 
Soon with blinding tears we'll gather 

By the open graves of life: 
Would we then have glad remembrance 

Of the joy we gave them here? 
Let us ever treat them kindly, 

And speak words their hearts to cheer. 

3 Let us ever heed life's music 

Rather than its harsher sound; 
Let us notice more the kind words 

Than the words which sting and wound: 
Life may bubble o'er with gladness; 

Flowers blossom all the way; 
We may grow more like the angels, 

Hour l)v hour, and dav l>v dav. 



16 l^cixwjculu (t^omtovt. 



TvNK—What a Friend We have in Jesus. 



Heavenly comfort softly stealing 

Into hearts all torn with grief; 
Grander views of life revealing 

That which gives the tired relief; 
Newer tokens of wise guidance, 

O'er life's rough and thorny way, 
Is the portion of God's children 

On their journey, day by day. 

Needed strength for trials given, 

Fresher joys for those outworn; 
Newer scenes along life's pathway. 

Are as balm to spirits torn : 
Sweeter peace, diviner comfort, 

Are for every child of man. 
Who will trust the Great Eternal 

And obey each kind command. 

Trials never need o'erwhelm us, 

Sorrows ne'er our hopes cast down, 
Enemies need not destro}' us, 

Nor the world's neglect or frown 
Blight our lives and highest prospects, 

So be not, O child! afraid; 
Be tliovi cheerful and courageous. 

By dark evil undismayed. 

Breast the waves of sorrow nol)ly. 

Never yield to dark despair; 
There is comfort, light and gladness 

For earth's children ever3'where. 
Breast the waves of sorrow nobly. 

Never yield to sin or gloom. 
And the waves will ever bear you 

On their breasts vet nearer lionie. 



gtixp^jxj pCjemovijes. 17 



'YuNE— Wh€)i the Mists have Rolled Away. 



1 Happy memories! how they linger 

Like sweet incense in the air! 
How they freshen weary spirits 

With tlie sweet perfume they bear! 
Happy memories! earnest welcome 

Do we gladly give to you — 
In the night of sorrow cheer us, 

Like bright stars in skies of blue, 

chorus: 

Memories dear! O linger near! 

Wipe away each bitter tear; 
Be to us a mighty power 

That shall cheer us on our way. 
Till that bright and blissful hour 

W' hen we enter realms of day. 

2 Happy memories of dear faces 

That on us so oft did smile;- 
Happy memories of the kind words _ 

Which did childhood's hours beguil 
Oh! you seem like beauteous visions 

Floating down the stream of time, 
And we smile and give you vvelcome 

As to some sweet merry chime. 

3 May we ever by words spoken, 

And by thoughts and deeds as well, 
Multiply our happy memories 

Till our jo3'S no tongue can tell : 
• Shed on us, O happy memories! 

All through life your light benign; 
Through tlie valley and the shadow, 

I,et Vour ravs celestial shine. 



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Tune — Shall We Gather at the River. 



1 There's a future bright with promise 

Like a beauty tinted bow, 
And it spans each passing cloud that 
Casts a shadow here below. 

chorus: 

Yes, there's a glad time ever coming. 

So wonderful, so beautiful, and true; 
Yes, there's a glad time ever coming, 

That we all with joy shall view. 

2 Let the clouds then darken earth-life, 

They will soo.n all pass away. 
For the rainbow^ arch of promise 
Tells us of a brighter day. 

3 Never fear the fleeting shadows, • 

They bespeak a brighter morn, 
When the spirit newly quickened 
Of all weariness is shorn. 

4 There's a bright celestial promise 

In the chill}', misty spray. 
So we'll buckle on our armor, 
And with courage join the fray. 

5 Time is passing, ever passing, 

And each quick succeeding year, 
Does but haste the glad time coming, 
When our victory will appear. 

6 Cast off then your robes of mourning- 

Soul by sin and sorrow riven. 
There appears a brighter dawning 
In the ros\- tints of lieaven. 



<^nwcvij SbXusic. 19 



Tui^K—Scatter Seeds of Kindness. 



1 Softly falls sweet silvery music, 

Heaven's own ro3^al singers send, 
From the mountain tops of glory. 

Brighter joy on earth to lend: 
Swiftly now it fills the valleys 

And like incense o'er the hills, 
Flows until it touches sad hearts, 

And with gladness gently thrills. 

chorus: 

O blessed silvery music! 

O blessed silvery music! 

O blessed silvery music! 

Wondrous music of the spheres! 

2 Over all the land and ocean 

Falls this music, glad, serene. 
Feeding hungry souls with manna, 

Which to them heaven-sent has been : 
Time is flying, swiftly flying, 

And each day new needs wnll bring. 
But this source of joy will ever 

Aid us soar on tireless wing: 

3 Soar in skies of bluest ether, 

Flecked with purple, crimson, gold; 
Where the soul with outstretched pinions, 

Never shall grow weak or old. 
Skies of sunny hues and amber, 

Skies with bright stars shining through 
Are for all God's faithful children — 

Shall that mean both me and von ? 



20 gxruwtujg Shaxloxvs. 



Tune— TF6^ Shall Sleep, but not Forever 



1 Gatlier now the evening shadows 

Ronnd onr homes like curtains fair. 
Bringing to oin- weary spirits 

Rest from toil and time for prayer. 
Guardian angels hover near us 

When the twilight shade appears, 
Striving hearts to raise and gladden 

With the music of the spheres, 

chorus: 

Evening shadows! evening shadows!: 

Sweetest rest and joy sublime, 
Bring ye to all faithful toilers,. 

When they near the shores of time, 

2 When the shadows round us gather 

At the setting of life's sun, 
Shall we hail them witli heart-rapture 

As do those with work well done ? 
While the bright and silent stars shine 

Will our spirits calmly rest, 
As with pleasure we remember 

In our w^ork we did our best ? 

3 Use well now life's fleeting moments^ 

They will never come again; 
Then our rest amid the shadows 

Will be calm — untinged with pain. 
Evening shadows! soft, enfold us 

When w^e near the silent tomb; 
With your fleecy clouds enshroud us 

While the angels bear us home. 



^AlXUXQ gCitUCS. 21 



Tune — Waiting. 



1 Autumn leaves are falling, falling, 

From the trees down to the ground; 
Dearest friends are passing, passing, 

Swiftly from us, homeward bound. 
Cherished idols too are falling, 

Ivike the leaves upon the sod, 
And our hearts are breaking, breaking, 

But are thus drawn up to God. 

2 Earthly ties may break and wound us, 

But the wounds will quickly heal. 
When celestial balm most soothing, 

Shall into our spirits steal. 
One by one our fond hopes leave us, 

But they're waiting for us there, 
In the realm of hope's fruition — 

Deathless! pure! divinely fair! 

3 One by one our dear ones leave us, 

Gently fading from .our sight; 
But we'll meet them on the morrow, 

In the morning's clearer light. 
Earthly flowers — frost-nipped, blighted, 

Are transplanted far above. 
Where they grow in fadeless beauty, 

In a land of lioflit and love. 



22 gec^Xii p:oiu tite ^TtaxXotus 



TuNK — ]Ve Shall Sleep, but not Forever 



1 Deeply now the shadows gather 

O'er a household's once fair sky: 
Youthful pinions scarce unfolded, 

Are compelled to droop and die. 
Sorrow's night now gathers swiftly 

Over hearts both brave and trvie; 
But a brighter morning cometh 

Soon we all with joy shall view. 

chorus: 

God is good, his glory brightens 

Bvery sphere below, above; 
Heavenly peace each sorrow lightens, 

God is wisdom, God is love. 

2 Darkness lasteth for a moment, 

But a rosy morn will come, 
When each soul with earthly work done, 

Gladly will be welcomed home. 
There 'mid scenes of restful splendor 

Wrought by our Creator's hand, 
We will work and praise and wonder 

With a joyous, heavenly band. 

3 Earthly joys may fail and leave us — 

There are fresher ones above, 
Where the source of joy will ever 

Glorious and undying prove. 
Glory, peace, sublime! eternal! 

Are for every child of earth: 
Love divine and joy supernal. 

Live beyond cur second birth. 



^fUv, 23 

Tune — Beautiful Valley of Eden. 



1 After life's lessons — valedictory, 

After hard work — true rest; 
After grim battle — grand victory, 
After the worst — the best. 

chorus: 

Beautiful messenger Sorrow! 

Beautiful angel Pain! 
O! give what will prove on the morrow, 
Our soul's everlasting gain. 

2 After cold winter — warm spring time, 

After sharp thorn — sweet rose; 

After rude tempest — glad sunshine, 

And the bright rainbow hues. 

3 After dark valley — green hillside, 

After long drought — fine shower; 
After sore sickness — good health's tide, 
After sad weakness — power. 

4 After deep darkness and sorrow. 

To-day, as lonely we roam — 

Sunshine and gladness to-morrow, 

Dearest loved ones and home. 



24 ISIouxIvjoxxs ^omc^%mxtl i^t 
nxc Moxxh 



Tune — Blessed Home-Land. 



1 There's a home beyond death's river, 

Unperceived by mortal sight, 
Where abide in joy forever, 

Souls array-ed in spotless white. 

chorus: 

Wondrous home-land of the soul, 

Far beyond earth's stormy shore. 
Soon we'll meet thee, soon we'll greet thee, 

When our time on earth is o'er. 

2 There unknown are sin and sadness, 

Trial keen and heart unrest; 
There with sweet and holy gladness, 
Souls are ever richly blest. 

3 Comfort ye your heart, O mortal! 

Death to thee will pleasure bring; 
It will open heaven's portal, 

While kind friends their welcome sing. 

4 I>e not thou cast down b}^ sorrow, 

Earthly trials are but kind: 
Joy they bring upon the morrow, 
When we Christ-like wisdom find. 



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